Road accident

Four people, including two American tourists, were taken to hospital after a double-cab utility crashed on State Highway 8 south of Omarama about 3pm yesterday.

A man has died after being crushed under a truck in Puhoi north of Auckland.

The man who died when the car he was driving crashed into the Manakaiua River near Fox Glacier on Friday evening was an award-winning New Zealand-born mathematician.

A teenager is fighting for his life after a police chase that ended with his car smashing into a house.

A young man killed when he was hit by a car in Christchurch early on Sunday morning has been named as Alex Leonard Knight, 19, of Prebbleton.

A schoolbus driver was told to slow down before his vehicle hit a low bridge, injuring several children.

Police have released the name of the woman who died in a head-on collision in Kawakawa last Friday morning.

Police are concerned a 17-year-old woman killed in a head-on crash in Waikato on Saturday may have been tired or distracted.